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#BookReview THE ASSIGNMENT by @GeraldineSolon Filipino Family Drama

The Assignment by Geraldine Solon
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

A wonderfully engrossing family saga, The Assignment covers two spans of Philippine history, the Japanese Occupation during World War II and the events surrounding Corazon Aquino's People Power Revolution.

The dual story lines are woven together seamlessly as documentary journalist Sophie Matthews takes an assignment to return to Manila to interview World War II survivor Marina Suarez. A series of happy coincidences result in Sophie meeti...

#BookReview #Cookbook Think With Your Taste Buds: Beef by Martha Cheves

Think With Your Taste Buds: Beef by Martha A. Cheves
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Yummy Recipes & Homespun Cooking Tips

Let Martha and Lillian sit at your kitchen table and talk about food. It's like having your aunts hang around and giving you cooking tips, substitution suggestions and a trip down memory lane. The recipes are easy, using common ingredients, and Martha and Lillian talk about alternate methods to prepare or serve the food. For example, if you don't like shrimp, substitute pork, or...

#AuthorInterview Kyle Buchanan of Best-Selling Bible Verse Memory Book

Hi Kyle, I'd like to welcome you to my blog. You published your first book on Thanksgiving Day, two months ago, and it has quickly become a best seller, ranking #1 in Christian Education and 1500 overall. How did you do it?
Thanks Rachelle, I’m excited to be here!  The success of the book has been an enormous surprise to me and my co-author Dean Roller.  We honestly didn’t expect it to do this well, and I’ve been trying to figure out for myself what we did right.  I think the be...

#NewRelease White Swans by Annamaria Bazzi #fantasy

Book Release Announcement
Book Title : White Swans: A Regency EraAuthor : annamaria bazziGenre : YA FantasyExpected Release Date : March 1, 2013Cover Designer : Jennifer Killby


Book Blurb :
Left an orphan, Kendíka cries herself to sleep and startles awake in a Regency castle. Terror consumes her, and she attempts to escape only to discover the new world is her prison. Having no choice, she attends a ball given by her guardian, Lord Deverow, to introduce her into society. He admonishes her to fo...

The Other Woman - Hidden Under Her Heart (A Story of Abortion & Courage) Chapter 7 - Scene 2

Maryanne opened the door to her apartment and glanced at her cell phone. “It’s almost time for lunch. I can take a quick shower and meet you at your place?”“Actually, I’m busy the next few hours.”There she went again, being too clingy. Vera said men were like bars of soap. Squeeze too hard, and they slip away. She took her bag from him and backed into her apartment. “Oh, that’s right, you’re going for a run.”“That’s later in the afternoon. I uh… already have plans for lunch.” He wiped the bac...

#AuthorInterview Geraldine Solon #womensfiction

1.     Hi Geraldine Solon tell us a bit about your latest book.
My latest novel, The Assignment is set in the Philippines and is about a travel journalist who gets assigned to the Philippines to feature a documentary of a writer/artist that was captured by the Japanese soldiers during World War II. The novel explores themes of love, betrayal and forgiveness.
2.     Sounds very dramatic. Can't wait to read it. What genres do you like to write in? Do you pay att...

#AuthorInterview Emerald Barnes #YA Christian Fiction Author

Today, I'm pleased to have fellow WLC Volunteer Emerald Barnes, a writer of young adult Christian fiction. Welcome Emerald, please let us know a bit about yourself. 

I’m the author of two published books at the moment, both in the YA genre and both suspense novels. I am the Auntie to two beautiful nieces and two beautiful nephews who are my world. I live in Mississippi and definitely have the accident to prove it. I blog, write, and pretend to know what I’m doing in the industry business,...

#GuestPost Mindy Killgrove on Falling in Love

Have You Ever Been in Love? Well, that’s a silly question, now isn’t it? Love is everywhere. We can’t walk down the street, read a magazine, or go get a bite to eat without falling in love with someone or something. (Why just yesterday I proclaimed that I loved the new television show “Nashville”. I love it times three.) But have you ever been in love with someone who just wouldn’t go away?
In my new novel Meet Me at the Pond, Missy Lawrence, the narrator experiences exactly those kinds of emotions. ...

#GuestPost Scary Stories by Elena Dillon #Author of BREATHE #thriller

Elena Dillon talks about scary books in today's feature on Rachelle's Window:

I used to like to read really scary books. Stephen King and Dean Koontz were some of my favorites.  I still really love suspense novels or even thrillers, no big surprise since I write Romantic Suspense.  Horror, however, gets to be too much for me and will give me screaming nightmares.  What is it about a scary story?  Why do we love to be creeped out or sit on the edge of our seats? Is it the ex...

#CharacterInterview Torin from Dariel Raye's Dark Sentinels (Book Two)

Rachelle: It’s a pleasure to meet you, Torin. Thank you for agreeing to meet with--Torin: (interrupting, still standing) Yeah. Dariel asked me to come by and answer some questions. What’s this about?Rachelle: Oh, well I’m an author, and a friend of Dariel’s, so she just thought it would be nice if I had a chance to meet you and ask you a few things. Would you mind sitting--?Torin: (frowning, and interrupting again) And again, I ask, what’s this about? Dariel knows I don’t have time to waste s...